Wikislippy:Selected anniversaries/June 19

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• June 19:
• 1862 - Slavery is outlawed in U.S. territories.
• 1903 – Lou Gehrig, American baseball player, is born. (d. 1941)
• 1910 – The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
• 1961 – Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom.
• 1978 – The Garfield comic strip debuts.